Day Trip To Gettysburg, PA

On Thursday, my Grandma took Eli, Micah, and me to Gettysburg for a day of even more history of Abe Lincoln and the Civil War.

Us three boys at the visitors center

 In the visitors center, we saw a short film about the civil war, saw a huge cyclorama painting that showed the view of the battlefields while the battle was in full force, and saw a walk-through museum that had every bit of information that a tourist would need to know about the battle of Gettysburg. After the visitors center was a "self-guided auto tour", which led us through the battlefields. The first place we stopped at was the Gettysburg Cemetery, which had hundreds of graves of soldiers in wars, from the civil war to the Vietnam war. The cemetery was also the site of President Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, and many monuments to soldiers who died in the war. Our next stop was the top of Little Round Top, a small hill with great views views of the battlefields. Eli and I made it to the top of the first tower in searing heat, but enjoyed the views. After the tower, we all enjoyed a picnic lunch in the shade. The climb up the Pennsylvania memorial was also a highlight. Last was the second observation tower, on Culp hill. All four of us climbed this tower, and enjoyed the view. It was a great outing.

The PA
memorial

                                            

The view from the first
observation tower

The view of the town
from the top of the
second tower

On the top of the second
tower, with little round
top to the left

The graves of many
soldiers who died 
fighting to end slavery